Japan Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Manufacturing, Textile, and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.01%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were:
– Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519): increased 14.35% or 986.00 points to trade at 7,855.00.
– Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902): went up 5.93% or 35.70 points to end at 637.80.
– Kikkoman Corp. (TYO:2801): rose 5.28% or 90.00 points to 1,795.00.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session included:
– Olympus Corp. (TYO:7733): fell 5.64% or 160.00 points to trade at 2,678.00.
– Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012): declined 3.51% or 203.00 points to end at 5,587.00.
– Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631): was down 3.49% or 186.00 points to 5,141.00.

Market Overview

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3,167 to 527, with 173 ending unchanged.

Significant Achievements

Shares in Chugai Pharmaceutical broke all-time highs, while Konica Minolta reached three-year highs.

The Nikkei Volatility, measuring implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, remained unchanged at 27.80.

Commodity Prices

• Crude oil for December delivery was down 4.37% or 3.14 to $68.64 a barrel.
• Brent oil for January fell 4.07% or 3.08 to $72.55 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures declined 0.01% or 0.30 to trade at $2,754.30 per troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY was up 0.64% to 153.27.
• EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 165.42.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 104.31.